Translate something into Tavan

[The Tavan Race]

For those of you who have seen Wonderchicken's thread, this is pretty much the same idea.

You post whatever nonsense you want translated, and our linguists will set to work dissecting it and laying it out in the glorious Tavan language.

Be forewarned that this is a slow and painstaking process, and you may not get a response for several days.

All vowels are pronounced as they are in Spanish, and all consonants as in English except for J, which is said like zh. Q is pronounced as a "k" sound, as is C. All combinations of vowels are said as a string of the individuals, i.e. "ai" is pronounced like "aye", and "ei" like the Ay in stay.

Frequent edits to the alphabet, so older mottoes or such things may be laughed at by the natives.

[Wonderchicken]

Rock on! Wo'n Darshekeen gets to go first

In Katothwa Re: Hacsézh ga Hac-Akhet iashémalah Teh
In English: The Glory of God is Intelligence

[L3 Communications]

Your Hands | Our Life.

[Moonkum]

“We Are The Man In The Moon”

[The Tavan Race]

Rock on! Wo'n Darshekeen gets to go first

In Katothwa Re: Hacsézh ga Hac-Akhet iashémalah Teh
In English: The Glory of God is Intelligence

Haha, thanks.


Transliterated: Te uomeva di ome hokueri ewhuei.

Ah, it is a thing of beauty.

Explanation: There are two words for god in Tavan: Omenuetilin, which means ruler on high and which is used only for the tavan god, and there is ome, which means any other god, existent or not, that is not their own. Assuming you mean the Judeo-Christian God, this would fall under the second category, although a tavan would never willingly glorify any other god but his own.

[New Amerik]

"For Science and Progress!"

Please note, when the motto says Science as well as says Progress, it is referring to the concepts of these things as.....gods, the closest word we could find. As living things that are all powerful and define one's existence.

[Sebally-Orwitskia]

Motto: Dus Amante Ju Givasanyo killa Berikanto
English: The Birds, The Trees, The Flowers, The bees, Earth grants all as Faith in The Gods Unite the Earth and the heavens, blessed are we to be the children who are given the duty to maintain this unity, with the blessings of the Faeries of the earth that dwell deep, feeding on the positive human values, and strengthen from it.

Yes, long for the english.

[The Tavan Race]

Your Hands | Our Life.

Transliterated: Towheipa mekin, tohau vuleva.

Explanation: The collective form of "your" is used, as we felt it the most fitting of the sentiment. Additionally, "life" is changed from the stem "to live", and could be interpreted loosely as "way of life" or "lifestyle" depending on the context.

[The Tavan Race]

“We Are The Man In The Moon”

Transliterated: Hokau te be kida te svehina.

Explanation: Given that we are an alien race, "person" is used instead of "man", and assuming you mean the shape of a man's face in the moon, it is more appropriate in Tavan to use "on top of". Literally translated this says "We are the person on top of the moon."

[Sovereign Reapers]

Our motto:

"Our numbers will darken the sky of every world"

[Gordonopia]

Even though the Emperor still hasn't received his translation into Wonderchicken, he will go ahead and give this a try as well. The Imperial Motto is: "Defending the Throne of Evil."

[Quake Strogg]

Our motto is "We are the Strogg. Prepare to become one of us"

[The Tavan Race]

"For Science and Progress!"

Please note, when the motto says Science as well as says Progress, it is referring to the concepts of these things as.....gods, the closest word we could find. As living things that are all powerful and define one's existence.

Transliterated: Idi Neseki u Treyuefele!

Explanation: This motto faces a significant error in that the Tavan language has no word for Progress in the sense of advancing society. The used term means artificial evolution, or the use of technology to better one's evolutionary stance. However it carries no connotation of benefiting the species in question and might even be viewed as "cheating" by some.

[The Tavan Race]

Motto: Dus Amante Ju Givasanyo killa Berikanto
English: The Birds, The Trees, The Flowers, The bees, Earth grants all as Faith in The Gods Unite the Earth and the heavens, blessed are we to be the children who are given the duty to maintain this unity, with the blessings of the Faeries of the earth that dwell deep, feeding on the positive human values, and strengthen from it.

Yes, long for the english.

Imma skip yours temporarily until I have a lull and nobody else is waiting. It's just too long.

[Weltmachtistan]

Viva La Fascismo.

That's our motto!

[Almighty Daleks]

"Some call it genocide. We call it pest control." is our motto.

[The Tavan Race]

Our motto:

"Our numbers will darken the sky of every world"

Transliteration: Tohau kiyune, sesuerikase te yet di eko shiknin.

Explanation: This one is a perfect demonstration of our language's complexity and beauty. What this really says is something like, "Our strength that comes from our large numbers, it shall darken the atmosphere of all planets." Trust me when I say that it sounds better in Tavan.

[The Tavan Race]

Even though the Emperor still hasn't received his translation into Wonderchicken, he will go ahead and give this a try as well. The Imperial Motto is: "Defending the Throne of Evil."

Transliteration: Cuawhuika te caveka di qves.

Explanation: Our language has no word for throne, and indeed no concept of what it symbolizes, so we picked the next best thing, which was caveka, or fortress. It symbolizes power and influence along with defense, so it is quite fitting. Also, one cannot use a present participle on its own, so the first word translates to "we are defending".

[Gordonopia]

Even though the Emperor still hasn't received his translation into Wonderchicken, he will go ahead and give this a try as well. The Imperial Motto is: "Defending the Throne of Evil."

Transliteration: Cuawhuika te caveka di qves.

Explanation: Our language has no word for throne, and indeed no concept of what it symbolizes, so we picked the next best thing, which was caveka, or fortress. It symbolizes power and influence along with defense, so it is quite fitting. Also, one cannot use a present participle on its own, so the first word translates to "we are defending".

Very nice. The Emperor thanks you deeply.

[Mexico and its People]

Motto: Patria, Libertad, Trabajo y Cultura
"Country, Liberty, Work and Culture" is the motto of La Republica in English
(Fatherland is the actual translation for Patria, but i found Country to be more appropriate)

[Hodori]

Hodoran: Yen ra eejee ja tahsen yed raikedoroo nyatahn
English: "We will never lose the spirit to keep fighting"

The English translation given above is a rather loose translation; a more literal translation would be "We will not lose the spirit to fight."

[Berougia]

National Motto (Berougia): "De Ogria sha Os Kuto Rashpo Vo" (DEH OG-ree-ah SHAH AWS KOO-toh RAHSH-poh VOH)
National Motto (English): "The Inferno in Our Hearts Rages On"

[The Tavan Race]

Even though the Emperor still hasn't received his translation into Wonderchicken, he will go ahead and give this a try as well. The Imperial Motto is: "Defending the Throne of Evil."

Transliteration: Cuawhuika te caveka di qves.

Explanation: Our language has no word for throne, and indeed no concept of what it symbolizes, so we picked the next best thing, which was caveka, or fortress. It symbolizes power and influence along with defense, so it is quite fitting. Also, one cannot use a present participle on its own, so the first word translates to "we are defending".

Very nice. The Emperor thanks you deeply.

You are quite welcome.

[The Tavan Race]

Our motto is "We are the Strogg. Prepare to become one of us"

Transliteration: Hokau te Strogg. Ulipana idi hokeipika qi di an.

A lovely representation of our language. We thank you for submitting it.

Explanation: We used the singular present participle of "become", so what it really says is something along the lines of "We are the Strogg. You shall prepare for your becoming one of us."

[The Tavan Race]

Viva La Fascismo.

That's our motto!

Transliteration: Omenukone hokueri vulesi.

Explanation: Our word for fascism is something like "total and absolute control" and carries connotations of rot and stagnation. Therefore this motto is almost an oxymoron in that fascism is depicted as dead and decaying, while life obviously is not. Furthermore it is not appropriate to call a concept word any adjective other than what directly describes it, and so the term "alive" is not really technically correct.